The world of Testing.

Lately I’ve been trying to take advantage of my time off the road to do test shoots like crazy! For those of you who are wondering what that is, let me break down the world I live in a bit. A test shoot is where myself, a photographer, models, and sometimes a stylist collaborate on a shoot together. Sometimes I even recruit a separate hair person, so all my focus goes to my first love: makeup. No one gets paid, but everyone gets awesome images for their portfolios(aka books). Awesome portfolio=paid jobs 🙂 It’s a great way to always stay on your toes creatively and try new things in an industry that is constantly on to the next trend. Think of it like practice! It’s also a great way to develop relationships with people in the industry while keeping your book from getting dated. We spend time brainstorming shoot ideas and thinking of concepts we’d like to see in our own books. Anywho, I’m sorting through some images from recent tests and here are a few that are my current faves. As I do more shoots, and receive more images…I’ll continue to share. (Makeup and Hair by me in all images. First 3 images shot by A.L. Canterbury and the rest by TL Pascoe)

This is the amazing Nikki. I got ahold of her just before she started jetsetting around the world to different agencies that wanted her! She will definitely be one to watch!

Channeling Jackie O

Love this image! I was so proud of this hairdo. My first attempt at anything like this.

This picture is just too adorable for words.

A very nice man let us hijack is truck randomly on the street in Venice (molly & Nick)